Community leaders along with policeman in southern Nevada are working together to figure out why there have been so many deaths on local roadways this year. Pedestrian deaths are getting a lot of the attention because of the huge increase.
This year there have been 62 people killed in traffic accidents. Last year at this time there had been 35 deaths in Clark County. On top of that, pedestrian deaths have nearly tripled. We had one weekend not long ago where 7 people lost their lives. That is a huge reason for concern.
Tuesday the Pedestrian Safety Task Force met, they are coming up with ideas to try and help the deaths decrease. One of the ideas being discussed is a law that would force drivers to stop when there is a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The law currently states that the vehicle just needs to yield to pedestrians. Another idea calls for sentencing ticketed drivers to participate in a class held at the Clark County morgue.
The Regional Transportation Commission plans to have digital signs installed to show when buses are scheduled to arrive. It is an attempt to stop people from dangerously rushing through traffic to catch buses.
One statistic that sticks out, is no 16 or 17-year-old drivers have died in car accidents in the past 2 years.
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